Phy Sci 4th Quarter

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  • Climate change is a change in the usual atmospheric conditions found in a place such as amount of rain or temperature.
  • Global warming refers to the earth's rising temperature; how much th earth's surface temperature is rising.
  • global warming is caused by natural causes and man-made causes
  • Natural causes of global warming include: Volcanic eruption, Changes in the sun, Earth's orbital changes
  • Man-made causes of global warming include: burning of fossil fuels, pollution from transportation, industrial processes, and agriculture, and Deforestation.
  • The man-made causes mentioned eventually led to an Enhanced Greenhouse Effect which results to Global Warming!
  • Global warming and climate change resulted to
    1. Drought which reduces crop productivity
    2. Changes in Ecosystems
    3. Melting of ice caps which rises the sea level
    4. Unpredictable weather patterns across the globe
    5. Frequent and Stronger Typhoons
    6. Frequent Landslides and Floods